Her identify’s Elvira, however you possibly can name her tonight–or Cassandra Peterson, her actual identify. Peterson, who gained recognition because the busty, double entendre-spitting Elvira, has revealed that there could also be life for the character, even after she retires.
In a brand new interview with Selection, Peterson mentioned, “I believe I’ll retire, however I don’t assume that Elvira will ever retire. Elvira can utterly go on with out me even when I die, which I’ll sooner or later, I believe the character will proceed to be round. I believe it could actually form of be like Santa Claus is to Christmas.”
Nevertheless, Cassandra Peterson isn’t so positive anyone might bodily play Elvira for longer than a brief stint. “If I did a biopic or, say, a Broadway manufacturing. I believe anyone else might undoubtedly play me. However I don’t assume that they might completely turn out to be Elvira. Sadly, I’d like to have anyone do this, however I don’t assume it’ll work.”
Cassandra Peterson’s Elvira character gained recognition on Elvira’s Film Macabre, through which Peterson performed horror host within the, uh, vein of Vampira (portrayed by Maila Nurmi). Her success led to a characteristic movie, Elvira: Mistress of the Darkish
Within the Selection interview, Cassandra Peterson additionally picked her prime 5 horror movies starring females, deciding on Carrie (Sissy Spacek), Dracula’s Daughter (Gloria Holden), Rosemary’s Child (Mia Farrow), The Exorcist (Linda Blair), and Assault of the 50 Foot Lady (Allison Hayes, not Daryl Hannah).
Cassandra Peterson is at the moment selling “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Darkish”, which got here out earlier this month. Her newest look, on Shudder’s Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout, premiered on October twenty first. She additionally had a cameo in Rob Zombie’s model of The Munsters.
What do you assume? Might one other actress stick with it the Elvira character or is it strictly Cassandra Peterson’s? Tell us under!
